The Board has remanded the case due to failure to verify the Veteran's current mailing address and schedule him for a VA examination.
The deciding factor: The RO failed to take additional steps to verify the Veteran's complete and current mailing address, which is required by previous remand directives.
- Claimed conditions
- Hernia disorder
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- November 28, 2023
- Citation
- 23062865
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What this means for you
A remand is not a loss. The Board sent the case back for more development — often a new exam or missing records — before making a final decision. Many remands later end in a grant, and the decision spells out exactly what the Board wanted to see.
What you can do next
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- Remanded (sent back)
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- Denied
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- Remanded (sent back)
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